Gooden, Manningham among 49ers’ inactives

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Core special-teams player Tavares Gooden won’t play tonight against the Patriots because of a rib injury he sustained last week and, as announced by the team Saturday, wide receiver Mario Manningham is out with a shoulder injury.

With Manningham out, the 49ers will dress four wide receivers: Michael Crabtree, Randy Moss, Ted Ginn and first-round pick A.J. Jenkins, who played his first eight NFL snaps last week and wasn’t targeted with a pass. Moss will start in place of Manningham.

In addition to Gooden, the 49ers will also be without another key special-teams player in Demarcus Dobss, who was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Newly signed linebacker Eric Bakhtiari will fill Dobbs’ role on special teams.

The will dress third-string quarterback Scott Tolzien, who is active for the second time this season. The other inactives are guard Joe Looney, running back Jewel Hampton, safety Trenton Robinson and nose tackle Ian Williams.